The Environmental Dimension of City Dwellers’ Quality of Life and the City’s Social and Spatial Variability
The purpose of this paper is to attempt an analysis of the environmental dimension of the quality of life using quantitative surveys conducted among residents of Gdansk. In the paper, we make reference to the theoretical assumptions ensuing from the concept of a comprehensive and integrated approach...
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| description | The purpose of this paper is to attempt an analysis of the environmental dimension of the quality of life using quantitative surveys conducted among residents of Gdansk. In the paper, we make reference to the theoretical assumptions ensuing from the concept of a comprehensive and integrated approach to the development of the urban environment, whilst noting the profound impact humans bring to their evaluation of the environmental components. The paper focuses primarily on the inhabitants’ attitudes to the environmental values of their place of residence in relation to things such as the condition and accessibility of green areas, air quality, potable water quality and noise intensity. The surveys indicate that views on the city’s environmental values are determined by numerous factors, such as the city’s territorial structure (districts) and its demographic structure (sex, age), and psychosocial features, such as a subjective sense of mental well-being. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2059f6c2f20d4be8b5d868c0435f10282023-06-05T09:18:51ZengSciendoMiscellanea Geographica: Regional Studies on Development2084-61182023-01-0127151010.2478/mgrsd-2023-0004The Environmental Dimension of City Dwellers’ Quality of Life and the City’s Social and Spatial VariabilityBrosz Maciej0Dymnicka Małgorzata1Sagan Iwona2Załęcki Jarosław31Department of Applied Sociology, Institute of Sociology, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Gdansk; Gdansk, Poland2Department of Urban Design and Regional Planning, Faculty of Architecture, Gdansk University of Technology; Gdansk, Poland3Department of Socio-Economic Geography, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Gdansk; Gdansk, Poland4Department of Applied Sociology, Institute of Sociology, Faculty of Social Sciences, Gdansk, PolandThe purpose of this paper is to attempt an analysis of the environmental dimension of the quality of life using quantitative surveys conducted among residents of Gdansk. In the paper, we make reference to the theoretical assumptions ensuing from the concept of a comprehensive and integrated approach to the development of the urban environment, whilst noting the profound impact humans bring to their evaluation of the environmental components. The paper focuses primarily on the inhabitants’ attitudes to the environmental values of their place of residence in relation to things such as the condition and accessibility of green areas, air quality, potable water quality and noise intensity. The surveys indicate that views on the city’s environmental values are determined by numerous factors, such as the city’s territorial structure (districts) and its demographic structure (sex, age), and psychosocial features, such as a subjective sense of mental well-being.https://doi.org/10.2478/mgrsd-2023-0004quality of lifeenvironmentsustainable development |
| spellingShingle | Brosz Maciej Dymnicka Małgorzata Sagan Iwona Załęcki Jarosław The Environmental Dimension of City Dwellers’ Quality of Life and the City’s Social and Spatial Variability Miscellanea Geographica: Regional Studies on Development quality of life environment sustainable development |
| title | The Environmental Dimension of City Dwellers’ Quality of Life and the City’s Social and Spatial Variability |
| title_full | The Environmental Dimension of City Dwellers’ Quality of Life and the City’s Social and Spatial Variability |
| title_fullStr | The Environmental Dimension of City Dwellers’ Quality of Life and the City’s Social and Spatial Variability |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Environmental Dimension of City Dwellers’ Quality of Life and the City’s Social and Spatial Variability |
| title_short | The Environmental Dimension of City Dwellers’ Quality of Life and the City’s Social and Spatial Variability |
| title_sort | environmental dimension of city dwellers quality of life and the city s social and spatial variability |
| topic | quality of life environment sustainable development |
| url | https://doi.org/10.2478/mgrsd-2023-0004 |
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